From Crochet at About.com: Chicken Needlecraft Free Chart, Suitable For Various Types of Needlecrafts

I recharted and adapted this design --- Sandi Marshall. I added all the instructions for working the chart in filet crochet and the starting chains for crocheted background to cross-stitch the design on. Chicken Design was originally printed, as part of another chart, in Variety Book No. 2, published in the year 1926. Info on Length of Copyright Protection Terms: http://www.copyright.gov

To make a crocheted background to cross-stitch the design on, starting chain is 31 chains for single crochet or 30 chains for afghan stitch. Work this background for 30 rows.

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet
For a 4 dc mesh, beginning chain is 91, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 (which is the ch-2 of the first open mesh), for a total starting chain of 96 chains. Begin by working a double crochet in the 8th chain from the hook. Follow chart for placement of solid mesh and open mesh for each row. For a refresher on how to do open and solid mesh, see Basics link below.

Chart is worked starting at the bottom right; work first row right to left. Second row is worked left to right. Continue alternating row directions in this same manner, following chart.

Approximate finished sizes (for each square) in filet crochet (once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread: (115 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 8.3 inches x 9.5 inches.
With size 10 thread: (103 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 6.9 inches x 7.5 inches.
With size 20 thread: (96 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 6.6 inches x 7.2 inches.
With size 30 thread: (90 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 6.3 inches x 6.9 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn: (225 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 21 inches x 21.6 inches.
With sport weight yarn: (261 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 24 inches x 24.6 inches.
With worsted weight yarn: (297 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 27 inches x 27.6 inches.

Gauge:
With size 5 thread: 5 squares = 1.4 inches, 5 rows = 1.6 inches
With size 10 thread: 5 squares = 1.2 inches, 5 rows = 1.3 inches
With size 20 thread: 5 squares = 1.1 inches, 5 rows = 1.2 inches
With size 30 thread: 5 squares = 1 inch, 5 rows = 1.1 inches
With fingering/baby weight yarn: 5 squares = 3.5 inch, 5 rows = 3.6 inches
With sport weight yarn: 5 squares = 4 inch, 5 rows = 4.1 inches
With worsted weight yarn: 5 squares = 4.5 inch, 5 rows = 4.6 inches

Basics in How to Do Filet Crochet, here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

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